Opposition availing itself of the Public Service's resources?

In a similar vein, I wondered if all of the work to support Penny Wong’s expose on the Coalition’s “$70bn black hole” was done by Ministerial staff, or whether, perhaps, there was some departmental input….?

Frankly, where I am we seem to be an active part of the government’s re-election campaign.

And speaking of of which, I heard Nadine Flood this morning suggesting that the coalition could/ would cut 30,000 jobs.

Hyperbowl anyone?

(Yes, that was a deliberate spelling mistake…. )

Yes, I always found it very creepy the level of active “marketing” we seemed to do for the Minister, especially coming from the local government sector where you would never do any of the politicians bidding. One of the reasons I left really, oh, and to get away from my psychopathic EL1.

Frankly, where I am we seem to be an active part of the government’s re-election campaign.

And speaking of of which, I heard Nadine Flood this morning suggesting that the coalition could/ would cut 30,000 jobs.

Hyperbowl anyone?

(Yes, that was a deliberate spelling mistake…. )

Which makes this interesting:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/public-sector-union-halts-support-for-alp-over-budget-cuts-20130805-2rai8.html

Is that something the PS should/would normally do during the caretaker period? (Genuine question)

p1 said :

Matt_Watts said :

I suspect this means, if Abbott is elected, the APS won’t stuff around with the first introductory meetings etc in order to determine the govt’s priorities. If he is elected as PM, on day one, as opposed to day two or five, Abbott has formally stated he expects the APS to be working on this project. It’s about moving things more quickly than what would be the case in the usual election handover period. And sure, as you’d expect, there’s a bit of politics at play.

Unless he has to do some deal to form minority government. Except he has specifically stated he won’t do that. So I guess a coalition with the National Party is out.

They are within a formal coalition; everyone knows what he meant.

And why doesn’t anyone ever mention the coaltion with the Country Liberals from the NT? Surely that’s a goldmine for pedants with chips on their shoulders…?

Matt_Watts said :

I suspect this means, if Abbott is elected, the APS won’t stuff around with the first introductory meetings etc in order to determine the govt’s priorities. If he is elected as PM, on day one, as opposed to day two or five, Abbott has formally stated he expects the APS to be working on this project. It’s about moving things more quickly than what would be the case in the usual election handover period. And sure, as you’d expect, there’s a bit of politics at play.

Unless he has to do some deal to form minority government. Except he has specifically stated he won’t do that. So I guess a coalition with the National Party is out.

There is always a level of APS planning prior to an election. I can’t recall the exact words or timeframe so I won’t try to quote him, yet when Abbott released the corro he mentioned a rough timeframe within which he expected the draft legislation to be ready. Nobody is expecting parliament to sit on day one (and that would be too soon in any event, given the time it takes to declare all the seats).

I suspect this means, if Abbott is elected, the APS won’t stuff around with the first introductory meetings etc in order to determine the govt’s priorities. If he is elected as PM, on day one, as opposed to day two or five, Abbott has formally stated he expects the APS to be working on this project. It’s about moving things more quickly than what would be the case in the usual election handover period. And sure, as you’d expect, there’s a bit of politics at play.